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A step back in time


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 28 Jan 2011 17:00 : historical : 0 comments : 1544 views

This week in 1533 Henry VIII married his second wife Ann Boleyn; it became the most famous of all his six marriages and their daughter Elizabeth was one of the greatest Monarchs England has ever had.


Black Friday


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 18 Nov 2010 17:00 : historical events : 0 comments : 1520 views

Black Friday is an important day in the history of the Suffragette movement. On the 18th November 1910 just over 300 Suffragettes marched to the House of Commons to try and make parliament accept a bill allowing them the right to vote.